Dr. Corinna Russell

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Biography

Corinna Russell specializes in the study of English literature, focusing on the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Her research interests cover a broad range of themes, including poetry, the novel, genre, style, and form. She is particularly fascinated by the ways in which reading invites response, and engages in interdisciplinary studies that connect literature with visual culture, music, theology, and philosophy. Currently, her work revolves around the analysis of repetition in the representational arts of the Romantic period, where she examines concepts related to tautology and redundancy in poetic diction, as well as iterability and narrative style. Corinna also delves into how habitual rituals shape the everyday discourse within poetry and visual arts. She has a keen interest in authors like Byron, Keats, Dickens, Wordsworth, and Hazlitt, particularly within the context of Romantic poetry and poetics. Corinna contributes to the supervision of PhD candidates in 18th-century Romantic studies and teaches English literature at the MPhil level.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Cambridge

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
UK Bachelor's Degree with good Upper Second Class Honours or international equivalent Background in international relations, politics, law, economics, security or history is a definite asset
Application Checklist
  • Two academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Personal statement (approx 500 words)
  • Research proposal (1-2 pages/500 words)
  • Application fee (£50)
Specialization Notes

Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.